Michael Martin Murphey

Michael Martin Murphey

Kenny Rogers and the First Edition took Murphey’s idea for a concept album revolving around a ghost town in the Mojave Desert and turned it into the critically-acclaimed, The Ballad of Calico. Murphey came back to Texas just as other “outlaw”...
Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell’s career is the stuff of legend, and his songs have become standards in the country music canon. “Till I Gain Control Again,” “Ain’t Livin’ Long Like This,” “Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight,” “Shame on the Moon,” and countless others have been...
Hayden Nicholas

Hayden Nicholas

James Hayden Nicholas is a Grammy-nominee songwriter, whose songs are known and loved by a generation of country music fans. The author of such modern classics as “Killin’ Time,” and “A Better Man,” Nicholas is also an acclaimed guitarist and producer. His...
Billy Joe Shaver

Billy Joe Shaver

Billy Joe Shaver may not be a household name, but his songs — including “Good Christian Soldier,” “Willie the Wandering Gypsy and Me,” and “I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train” — are country music standards and his reputation among musicians and critics is that of a...
Larry Gatlin

Larry Gatlin

Over the course of a four-decade career that has taken the Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers from dusty Texas stages to White House performances, from Broadway to Grammy Awards to the top of the country charts, there has been one unifying element, music. Raised on...
Bruce Robison

Bruce Robison

Bruce Robison is one of the newest and biggest stars in the Texas songwriting firmament. His songs have been recorded by artists including the Dixie Chicks (“Travelin’ Soldier“), Faith Hill & Tim McGraw (“Angry All the Time“) and George Strait (“Desperately” and...